observe

observe
əb'zə:v
verb
1) (to notice: I observed her late arrival.) observar, notar
2) (to watch carefully: She observed his actions with interest.) observar, ver
3) (to obey: We must observe the rules.) cumplir, respetar
4) (to make a remark: `It's a lovely day', he observed.) señalar
•
- observant
- observation
- observatory
- observer
observe vb observar
El gerundio de observe se escribe observing
observe
tr[əb'zɜːv]
transitive verb
1 (see, watch) observar, ver; (in surveillance) vigilar
2 (law) cumplir, respetar; (custom) observar; (religious festival) guardar
3 formal use (say) señalar
intransitive verb
1 observar
observe [əb'zərv] v, -served ; -serving vt
1) obey: observar, obedecer
2) celebrate: celebrar, guardar (una práctica religiosa)
3) watch: observar, mirar
4) remark: observar, comentar
observe vi
look: mirar
observe
v.
• advertir v.
• amaitinar v.
• celar v.
• conocer v.
(§pres: conozco, conoces...)
• notar v.
• observar v.
• ver v.
(§pres: veo, ves...) imp. ve-•)
• vigilar v.
əb'zɜːrv, əb'zɜːv
1.
transitive verb
1) (watch, notice) observar; \<\<patient\>\> observar

he was observed leaving the building — se lo vio salir del edificio

2) (comment) (liter) observar
3) \<\<custom\>\> observar; \<\<law\>\> respetar, cumplir, obedecer*; \<\<religious festival\>\> guardar, celebrar

2.
vi (watch) observar, mirar
[ǝb'zɜːv]
VT
1) (=see, notice) observar, ver

I observed him steal the duck — vi cómo robaba el pato

2) (=watch carefully, study) observar, mirar; [+ suspect] vigilar

now observe this closely — ahora fijaos bien en esto

3) (=remark) observar, comentar

"it looks like rain," he observed — -parece que va a llover -observó or comentó él

I observed to him that ... — le hice observar que ...

as Jeeves observed — como observó Jeeves

4) (=obey) [+ rule, custom] observar; [+ Sabbath, silence] guardar

failure to observe the law — incumplimiento m de la ley

5) [+ anniversary] celebrar
* * *
[əb'zɜːrv, əb'zɜːv]
1.
transitive verb
1) (watch, notice) observar; \<\<patient\>\> observar

he was observed leaving the building — se lo vio salir del edificio

2) (comment) (liter) observar
3) \<\<custom\>\> observar; \<\<law\>\> respetar, cumplir, obedecer*; \<\<religious festival\>\> guardar, celebrar

2.
vi (watch) observar, mirar

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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